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The Women Business Collaborative (WBC) has released its 2024 Women CEOs in America Report, shedding light on both the advancements and ongoing hurdles for women in corporate leadership roles. WBC, an alliance of more than 85 women’s business organizations and hundreds of business leaders is dedicated to promoting women in...

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Washington, D.C., to discuss the rapid advancements in technology and artificial intelligence (AI). These meetings were part of Sheikh Mohamed’s official visit to the United...

You’ve probably heard that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single footstep. At a&o Hostels, our journey of scaling our operation to become of the first net-zero hospitality brands in Europe began a decade ago with an examination of our carbon footprint. As founder and CEO of...

Cancer.org defines Hospice as a special kind of care that focuses on a person’s quality of life and dignity as they near the end of their life. The philosophy of hospice is that death is just the final stage of life. People should be able to live as fully and...

Turkey has unveiled an ambitious plan to boost exports to Muslim-majority countries, with a particular focus on strengthening trade ties with Gulf states. The "Export Development Strategy with Islamic Countries," spearheaded by the Ministry of Trade, aims to increase Turkey’s export share to Islamic nations from 26% to 30% in...

One of Russia's most extraordinary entrepreneurial stories has taken a dark turn with tragic consequences. A shooting at the Moscow headquarters of Wildberries, the country’s largest online retailer, left at least two dead and seven others injured on Wednesday, according to media reports. The incident has plunged the billion-dollar company...

We’re all familiar with the signs you see in stores where fragile items are on display: “You break it, you buy it.” So imagine how the father of a four-year-old boy felt when his son accidentally toppled and smashed a rare 3,500-year-old jar on a trip to a museum—rare because...

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs continues to be one of the most significant public safety concerns, with fatalities accounting for a large percentage of all traffic deaths in the U.S. However, what’s important to understand is that anyone can get a DUI. It doesn’t matter if you...

The Turkic World Common Alphabet Commission has reached an agreement on a Latin-based Common Turkic Alphabet comprising 34 letters during its third meeting, which took place from September 9 to 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan. According to a statement from the Turkic Academy's press service, the proposed alphabet includes letters that...

Ogilvy has promoted Fiona Gordon to the position of Global CEO of Advertising, where she will report directly to Devika Bulchandani, the Global CEO of Ogilvy. In her new role, Gordon will be responsible for ensuring that the agency's advertising, brand, and content capabilities continue to evolve and adapt to...